The census worker came by this evening. I marked that we are Hispanic, and I marked that we are Black. The census worker sells quarters of grass fed beef, so I got her email. She didn't care that I BS'd, I think she distrusts the government too.
the census worker made an offer of beef available for sale while conducting the census business?
that would be an obvious violation of the standard of ethics
Darn! I forgot to answer the most important question!:mrgreen:
You didn't answer that you were 3-5% Neanderthal blood?
The census worker came by this evening. I marked that we are Hispanic, and I marked that we are Black. The census worker sells quarters of grass fed beef, so I got her email. She didn't care that I BS'd, I think she distrusts the government too.
My father answered the door when the census worker knocked. He did as he has always done. He tells them rather rudely that he won't be filling anything out for them and they need to get off his property (I'm putting it politly). He has done this every census year and each and everytime they have left not to return. I worry that one day it may get him into trouble. On the brite side hes never had to fill out a census form.
Yeah. It's SO exhausting and time consuming to check 10 little boxes on a form, and stick it in an envelope. The good news for the rest of us is, your father is screwing himself and his community, and no one else, by refusing to complete the census.
See, federal funding and assistance to states/counties is based on population demographics. So is representation in Congress. By not being counted, your dad and his community just lost a bit of the $400 Billion in funding that they might otherwise get, and another potential vote in Congress.
Good job. :thumbs:
Oh, one other thing... Answering the census is required by law. There is a $5000 fine for refusing to complete the census, and another fine of $500 for lying on the census form. Those laws haven't been enforced, but given how cash strapped the government is right now....
:doh
I really do not understand why people lie on this thing and you probably screwed your town getting funds due to lying. Nice job there.
While I would probably have filled out the number of people living here I feel the rest of the information is information the federal government really does not need. Race for example. Why do they need to know race at all? I am american and that should be all that matters.
Yup. Answering about 5 vague questions is going to lead to the "New World Order". You know, the FBI could track you down anytime they wanted to anyway, so it's not like answering a bunch of ****ty questions is going to do anything for them. They already know who you are and could find out whatever they want, but they don't care (for obvious reasons).The census worker came by this evening. I marked that we are Hispanic, and I marked that we are Black. The census worker sells quarters of grass fed beef, so I got her email. She didn't care that I BS'd, I think she distrusts the government too.
I really do not understand why people lie on this thing and you probably screwed your town getting funds due to lying. Nice job there.
The reason I lied was because of my irritation and exasperation with the government's race obsessed questions on this and every other form I fill out these days. I'm against it. I think it encourages racial/ethnic identity and discourages what I think of as the melting pot ideal. I disagree with the current government sanctioned, politician exploited group identity model. I think the government, instead, should encourage us to identify as Americans.
I think eventually this model will lead to what we see in other countries, with ethnic groups pitted against one another violently.
Bad role modeling for my kids? That's a laugh. What do they know about it? LOL.
I believe it's okay to lie to the government about crap like this, and to distrust them most of the time, btw. I teach my kids that they aren't bleating sheep and don't need to buy into the crap that comes down the government pipeline, but to think for themselves.
The census worker came by this evening. I marked that we are Hispanic, and I marked that we are Black. The census worker sells quarters of grass fed beef, so I got her email. She didn't care that I BS'd, I think she distrusts the government too.
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